variation — meaning in English

English meaning

• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
• variation noun A change, or the act of changing, in the form, amount, or quality of something.

Senses

variation is used for these senses in English:

• swing The amount of change towards or away from something.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

variation — full definition

1. noun A change, or the act of changing, in the form, amount, or quality of something.
2. noun A version of something that differs somewhat from the original or from others of its kind.
3. noun In music, a passage that reworks a melody with changes to rhythm, harmony, or ornamentation.

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